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| H&N photos by Jill Aho Fairview Elementary School boosters were hard at work Sunday on their entry into the Snowflake Parade. From left to right are Michelle Vaughn, Amy Magoon, Yvonne Woodward, Hope Rudd, Gabbie Rudd and Marianne Welch. |
Fairview Elementary hopes to defend title for best Snowflake Parade entry
By JILL AHO
H&N Staff Writer
Fairview Elementary School boosters are looking to hold on to their title of best Snowflake Parade entry for the second year in a row.
Parents, grandparents and children are hard at work creating a Klamath Falls spoof on the famous Tim Burton movie “A Nightmare Before Christmas,” except here, the nightmare comes before the parade.
The elaborate float will feature characters from the movie, lighted pumpkins and oh-so-many bells to jingle along with the Snowflake Parade theme of “Silver Bells.”
“We’re going all out,” booster president Amy Magoon said. “We’re defending our title.”
The float theme has been in the planning stages since October, Magoon said. The actual work began Friday and is expected to last until the float’s debut at the parade Thursday evening.
Last year’s frame
The group is recycling the frame from last year’s winning gingerbread house to use on this year’s 16-foot-by-7-foot float. The reward for the 15 or 16 kids who are helping to create the Nightmare is the chance to represent the school by riding in the parade.
For newcomers and old-timers, the parade promises a chance to see old friends, and make new ones, said Rachael Spoon, who is heading this year’s Snowflake Parade committee.
“Every year, it kind of celebrates our winters,” said Spoon. “It usually snows, it’s colder than blazes, and we have a huge turnout.”
The parade averages 100 floats each year, Spoon said. Participants register with the Chamber of Commerce and the list is already extensive. Registration for the parade ends at 5 p.m. today on the Chamber’s Web site.
The parade will spotlight the Oregon Institute of Technology Owls men’s and women’s basketball teams. There will be police cars, marching bands, fire trucks, motorcycles, Boy Scouts, Miss Oregon and karate teams, to name a few entries.
Grand marshals
The parade’s grand marshals are Doug and Chris Howard, the son and grandson of the founder of the Snowflake Festival, which is in its 25th year. Vendors will be on hand with popcorn and hot chocolate, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in attendance, and Charter Communications is bringing Bamboo the Panda.
Spoon said she has been attending for 18 years, as long as she’s lived in Klamath Falls. The appeal for her: tradition.
“It’s very festive. It gets you in the spirit of the holiday,” she said.
For Magoon and her crew of Fairview Elementary students and boosters, the effort of painting, cutting, drawing, gluing, sewing and sawing came to a grand finish last year with the first place prize.
“We were putting it together in the snow,” she said. “So all our hard work was rewarded.”
It will be up to the four volunteer judges whether victory will be Fairview Elementary’s once more.
Parents, grandparents and children are hard at work creating a Klamath Falls spoof on the famous Tim Burton movie “A Nightmare Before Christmas,” except here, the nightmare comes before the parade.
The elaborate float will feature characters from the movie, lighted pumpkins and oh-so-many bells to jingle along with the Snowflake Parade theme of “Silver Bells.”
“We’re going all out,” booster president Amy Magoon said. “We’re defending our title.”
The float theme has been in the planning stages since October, Magoon said. The actual work began Friday and is expected to last until the float’s debut at the parade Thursday evening.
Last year’s frame
The group is recycling the frame from last year’s winning gingerbread house to use on this year’s 16-foot-by-7-foot float. The reward for the 15 or 16 kids who are helping to create the Nightmare is the chance to represent the school by riding in the parade.
For newcomers and old-timers, the parade promises a chance to see old friends, and make new ones, said Rachael Spoon, who is heading this year’s Snowflake Parade committee.
“Every year, it kind of celebrates our winters,” said Spoon. “It usually snows, it’s colder than blazes, and we have a huge turnout.”
The parade averages 100 floats each year, Spoon said. Participants register with the Chamber of Commerce and the list is already extensive. Registration for the parade ends at 5 p.m. today on the Chamber’s Web site.
The parade will spotlight the Oregon Institute of Technology Owls men’s and women’s basketball teams. There will be police cars, marching bands, fire trucks, motorcycles, Boy Scouts, Miss Oregon and karate teams, to name a few entries.
Grand marshals
The parade’s grand marshals are Doug and Chris Howard, the son and grandson of the founder of the Snowflake Festival, which is in its 25th year. Vendors will be on hand with popcorn and hot chocolate, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in attendance, and Charter Communications is bringing Bamboo the Panda.
Spoon said she has been attending for 18 years, as long as she’s lived in Klamath Falls. The appeal for her: tradition.
“It’s very festive. It gets you in the spirit of the holiday,” she said.
For Magoon and her crew of Fairview Elementary students and boosters, the effort of painting, cutting, drawing, gluing, sewing and sawing came to a grand finish last year with the first place prize.
“We were putting it together in the snow,” she said. “So all our hard work was rewarded.”
It will be up to the four volunteer judges whether victory will be Fairview Elementary’s once more.
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